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0. S. F. KIRKEBY.

CABINET CHAIR.

No. 358,616. Patented Mar. '1, 1887.

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CHARLES S. F. KIRKEBY, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOLOUIS WV. UNHOLTZ, OF NFNV YORK, N. Y.

CABINET-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,616, dated March I,1887.

Application filed November 8, 1886. Serial No. 218,229. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, CHARLES S. F. KIRKEBY, of Long Island City, in thecounty of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Cabinet- Ohairs, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to an improved cabinet-chair which combinesthe'advantages of a comfortable arm-chair with those of an invalidchair,so as to be specially useful in sickrooms; and the invention consists ofa chair the back and seat portions of which are rigidly connected at themeeting edges and I 5 pivoted to the rear part of the chair-frame, so asto be capable of being tilted in b'ackward direction until stopped byside recesses of the back. The supporting-frame is provided below theseat with an opening and a sliding 2o drawer containing a fiat pan orurinal, which is ready for use when the combined seat and back is tiltedand the seat placed in an up right position. XVhen the seat is returnedto its normal position on the supporting-frame, it is retained thereonby suitable locking devices, which are released when the combined backand seat are to be tilted.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of myimproved cab- 0 inet-chair. Fig. 2 isa vertical transverse sec tion ofthe same on line 00 m, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 isavertieal longitudinalsection of the chair, showing the combined back and seat tilted back, soas to permit the use of the chair as a cabinet.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the supporting-frame of myimprovedcabinet-chair, which frame is preferably provided with arms A. The seatB and back 0 are rigidly united at theirmeeting edges, so as to form onecombined body,-which is pivoted to lugs a a of the supporting-frame A,so as to be tilted from the normal position (shown in Fig. 1) into abackwardly-thrown position, (shown in Fig. 3,) in which position theseat assumes nearly an upright position, so that it can be used as aback for the party sit-ting 011 the supportingframe A. The back 0 hasside recesses, a, 0 at the lower part, which fit around the lugs act andserve as stops for the combined back and seat when they are tiltedin abackward direction.

The supporting-frame A is provided with an 5 opening, b, below the seatB, and below said opening with a flat pan or urinal, D, which is locatedin a drawer, D, that can be drawn out at the rear part of the frame A,for the purpose of removing the urinal. Spring-catches or other lockingdevices, d, are applied to the seat B or back 0, and serve to engagerecesses of the supporting-frame A or arms A, so as to lock the backandseatto thesupporting-frame A when the former are in a normal positionin the frame A, as shown in Fig. 1.

Any other suitable locking device may be used, as I do not confinemyself to the special kind shown.

My improved cabinet-chair has the advan- 7o tage of being used as acomfortable armchair for the sittingroom, and also as an invalidchair inbedrooms. When used as thelatter,

a suitable disinfectant is. stored away in the sliding drawer D toremove any obnoxious smells. The chair can be adjusted for use withgreat facility, and is specially adapted for hospitals and sick-roomsgenerally.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination of a supporting-frame having anopening below the seat, a pan or urinal below said opening, and acombined seat and back, which are rigidly united at their meeting edgesand pivoted to the rear part of ghet1 supportingframe, substantially asset 2. The combination of a supporting-frame provided with an openingbelow the seat, a sliding drawer having a pan or urinal below saidopening, a combined seat and back, which are united rigidly at theirmeeting edges and pivoted to the rear part of the supportingframe, and alocking device by which the com bined seat and back can be locked to orreleased from the supportingframe, substan- L tially as set forth.

3. The combination of a supportingframe provided with an opening belowthe seat and In testimony that I claim the foregoing as fixed rear lugs,a pan or urinal below said my invention I have signed my name inpresopening, and a combined seat and back, which ence of two subscribingwitnesses.

are rigidly united at their meeting edges, said CHARLES S. F. KIRKEBY. 5back being pivoted to said lugs and provided Witnesses:

with side recesses acting as stops, substantially PAUL GoEPEL,

as set forth. MARTIN PETRY.-

